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Is it me, or is the Work section too emphasized on the commercial aspect of Antonioni's movies which, given that they don't have a large appeal to the general public, isn't relevant or even intended. I also question Vanessa Redgrave's contribution to the commercial success of Blow-up. She may be a popular actress at that time, but that particular sentence reads to me like it's been added by a subjective Redgrave fan. And while Antonioni's main theme was portraying the life of the aimless boohz-wah-zhee, I don't think the Themes paragraph should be opened with critics doubting Antonioni's faithfulness to his political views (Who are those unreferenced critics to begin with?) More focus on the "new language" Antonioni created would improve that section - imo, etc.

eta: Ingmar Bergman once said that he doesn't understand why Antonioni is held in such high esteem. Isn't it a bit deceiving to cite him as an admirer of some of Antonioni's films without mentioning the criticism as well?

Igorrr 15:49, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Monica Vitti

The first paragraph of the "Work" section, after a brief introduction to Antonioni's first four films, states that "Actress Monica Vitti appears in L'Avventura (1960), L'eclisse (1962), and Il deserto rosso (1964)," but wasn't she also in La Notte, as the disaffected daughter of the host of the party? Casey Gibbs 21:04, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Neutrality

The aesthetic qualities of films are intrinsically subjective. There is no objective criteria to distinguish Antonioni from Roger Corman. A neutral article would not distinguish, but would also be much less informative. A great director doesn't make something bigger, faster, taller, more profitable (necessarily), or anything else objectively greater.

The Mona Lisa is an Italian painting. So is the picture on a sardine can.

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 The first paragraph of the "Work" section, after a brief introduction to Antonioni's first four films, states that "Actress Monica Vitti appears in L'Avventura (1960), L'eclisse (1962), and Il deserto rosso (1964)," but wasn't she also in ''La Notte'', as the disaffected daughter of the host of the party?
 [[User:Caseygibbs|Casey Gibbs]] 21:04, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
+==Neutrality==
+The aesthetic qualities of films are intrinsically subjective.  There is no objective criteria to distinguish Antonioni from Roger Corman.  A neutral article would not distinguish, but would also be much less informative.  A great director doesn't make something bigger, faster, taller, more profitable (necessarily), or anything else objectively greater.
+The Mona Lisa is an Italian painting.  So is the picture on a sardine can.